flowering: 12 hours night, 8 hours day...
flowering: 12 hours night, 8 hours day...
OK, not to sound like an idiot but...12 hours dark, 6 hours lights on and then 6 hours what?
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flowering: 12 hours night, 8 hours day...
12 dark - 6 light - 12 dark - 6 light - 12 dark - 6 light ...
its not a 24h rythem btw, that leads to confusion, a programmable micro controller should do the trick
its not a 24h rythem btw, that leads to confusion, a programmable micro controller should do the trick
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flowering: 12 hours night, 8 hours day...
I don't remember the study but it was in High Times a few years back. The best growth resulted from a 24 hour period.
Fastest growth occured the longer the lights were on up to 12 hours was peak light period as at thatlength flowering is signaled. Doing 6 hours light doesn't result in faster plants equal in weight and growth to those doing a 24 photoperiod. You want as much light as possible and minimum amount of no light.
By shortening the light it .... assumed a build up of sugars to prepare for production and shut down systems .... twice a day versus 1 time a day added to an unneeded energy loss.
Thats my unprofessional guess why anyway.
Working them rotating shifts is a bitch.
Fastest growth occured the longer the lights were on up to 12 hours was peak light period as at thatlength flowering is signaled. Doing 6 hours light doesn't result in faster plants equal in weight and growth to those doing a 24 photoperiod. You want as much light as possible and minimum amount of no light.
By shortening the light it .... assumed a build up of sugars to prepare for production and shut down systems .... twice a day versus 1 time a day added to an unneeded energy loss.
Thats my unprofessional guess why anyway.
Working them rotating shifts is a bitch.
Just because I can't spell misanthrope doesn't mean I'm completely stupid.